Probably one of the simplest ways to increase natural testosterone production, is just to correct all of your underlying vitamin and mineral deficiencies. That is, since you can often do it effortlessly with a proper diet and a multivitamin supplement.

Depending on the state of your current micronutrient balance, it’s not uncommon to double or even triple your testosterone levels by just correcting micronutrient deficiencies and adding in a good multivitamin for testosterone. No joke, I have seen it happen with dozens of AM readers who have emailed me their natural T optimization progress along this past year or so.

You’d think that with the current obesity epidemic, any average Joe’s vitamin and mineral reserves should be easily topped-up, since we’re cramming foods to our mouths more than ever before…

Since the state of our Average Joe’s micronutrient balance is downright scary, today’s article will be devoted to one simple thing. Correcting your vitamin and mineral deficiencies, since it’s likely that you do have some…

How to Fix your Micronutrient Deficiencies

Fixing your vitamin and mineral imbalances for optimal testosterone production starts from optimizing the diet and then using a solid multivitamin for testosterone production.

For starters, you don’t want to omit from any macronutrient group (protein, fats, carbs), and you definitely need to eat more real ‘whole foods’ instead of processed crap.

Vitamin C has a protective effect on testosterone molecules, and this is because it’s a potent antioxidant and able to block some cortisol secretion and oxidative damage (study, study, study, study, study)

Magnesium intake has had a direct effect on serum testosterone levels in various studies. In this one, 10 mg/kg of magnesium was able to increase free testosterone levels by 24%. Here magnesium intake was positively correlated with high serum T levels, and in this large review study the researchers conclude: “there is evidence that magnesium exerts a positive influence on anabolic hormonal status, including testosterone, in men.”

Selenium, mostly due to its gluthatione stimulating effects, has been linked to increased testosterone production and improved sperm parameters in few studies (study, study)

Zinc has a significant positive effect on testosterone production and a deficiency will hammer the endocrine system. In fact, zinc might be one of the most important micronutrients for healthy testosterone production. It has increased testosterone levels in athletes and exercising ‘normal men’ (study, study), in men with zinc deficiency, in infertile men, in animals… It’s also noted in one rodent study that zinc deficiency can upregulate the estrogen receptors by 57%, probably due to the fact that zinc has its role in controlling the aromatase enzyme.

Boron, although not very common mineral to supplement with, has few interesting studies backing up its testosterone boosting effects. In this human study 6 mg’s of boron for 60 days increased free testosterone levels by 29%. In another human study, 10 mg’s of boron for 7 days increased free testosterone by 28%.

To support your diet, add in a multivitamin (affiliate link) for testosterone and perhaps some other vitamin and mineral supplements (though multi is the way to go and definitely enough if you’re low on cash).

This site is getting better and better everyday that passes. Thanks to you, Ali, for your infoRMATION and work. Because of you and Mark Wilson (and Trace Nutrients, which I highly recommend to every man and woman that takes health seriously) my life has changed in less than six months. Your site came up first when I searched a concrete problem I had last fall.

Xtianslater

Hi Ali, what do you recommend for Vitamin A supplementation? Something like Carlsons labs cod liver oil? Or grass fed lamb liver once a week for Retinol? Also, for someone that doesn’t take Vitamin E, how much would you recommend each day, and from what sources? thanks.

Eirikr Haukur

The weird thing is, Chris Walker says himself that there is no quick fix to increasing test levels. It is a pretty slow process that takes dedication. Everyone knows this, there are no magical pills. Yet he is selling a product that claims to be exactly that, a QUICK FIX. I used to respect him alot but I don’t know man, this seems like bs to me. He seems to have become quite the hyprocrite. His website is now pretty much the typical american advertisment: FEELING TIRED? FEELING DOWN? WELL WE’RE SELLING THIS PRODUCT THAT WILL FIX YOU RIGHT AWAY IF YOU BUY OUR STUFF.

Ali, what are your thoughts on this? I know you’ve been collaberating with him lately. I just hope that you don’t become a sellout like him.

nate

Hi Eirikr, I have spoke with Chris Walker about his focus with supplements before he finished this product, and I never got the impressions that he was selling out. Every piece of advice he has ever given me has been spot on. Saying that, and looking at QuickFix…. I don’t think Quick Fix Is meant to be quickly fix to low testosterone, when I read about it it seems like just a supplement with the formulation that is intended to quickly fix’s the gaps in vitamins and minerals that commonly lead to low testosterone

Hero to the Blind

I think the copy makes it look like it offers more than it can deliver.

Key vitamin and minerals deficiencies that effect hormone levels can likely occur even with QuickFix.

IMHO, quickfix isn’t much different than your common multivitamins from walmart, kmart,etc. They are much cheaper too.

I don’t realistically see this products market niche besides what is created by all the hype and copy.

Hero to the Blind

The QuickFix product is currently very poorly advertised. And there is no denying that the product is highly misrepresented.

For example:
In the copy, Chris writes about how in one study supplementing with 750mg of magnesium daily can raise Free T. Then he includes ONLY 15 mg of magnesium oxide (the cheapest and less effective form of magnesium) in the product. NO Way is that claim in anyway relevant to the product…

Kartoffelmao

LMAO, 16mg of magnesium oxide is as good as useless. Is this guy serious? Scam alert.

Hi, The idea behind QF is that when you are deficient in certain vitamins and minerals (which as Ali points out in this post, is extremely common in Western men) your body cannot properly maintain healthy testosterone levels. There’s a lot of research showing us that when you eliminate a micronutrient deficiency that your T levels will go back into the normal range quickly, since that deficiency is what was causing the problem in the first place – hence the name Quick Fix. My intention is to provide a convenient solution for guys to get all of the right nutrients they need to support T production. I still hold to my assertion that natural T enhancement is – and should be framed as – a slow, dedicated process – but if you’re deficient in a micronutrient that is causing your low T, you logically and realistically need to eliminate that deficiency before going any further or all of your effort will be in vain.

Maybe I’m not seeing the fine print, but I don’t see how the QF multivitamin is any different than those on the market. IMHO, it’s all flash. For example, the form of magnesium and zinic is magesium/zinic oxide [the cheapest and less absorbable form]. The 400 IU of vitamin D3 are way too low for someone with low levels to recover… I could go on…

All in all, it doesn’t have much unique to offer in terms of price, quality, etc. Unfortunately, it may give people false hope and empty promises.

If quickfix fixes testosterone levels, chances are a cheapo naturemade mulit complete will do the same…

Hero to the Blind

400 IU of vitamin D3 is not enough to remove deficiency. Doctors prescribe much more to people with clinical low numbers. I take between 1000 IU and 5000 IU daily and go out in sun often…

I’m concerned that by the way this QuickFix is advertised that it appears to offer more than it delivers. It may be smart to tone down the copy a knotch, since it may remove credibly and fooster doubt in your legitimately good TestShock program.

Donsods

Never thought the name “Quick Fix” meant anything other than a quick way to address vitamin/mineral deficiency. Looks like a good product. I tried order, but the website order form had problems and there wasn’t customer service available so I gave up and ordered the Garden of Life product…through Amazon of course to support AM. The voice recording for customer service was very strange–sounded like a child pretending to be a robot! Very funny. When I get through my current supply of vitamins, I will likely try to order Quick Fix — looks like a good product.

Lsweet

If you could only choose one of the 2 multi you suggested, which do you think is the best bang for your buck?